Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures. Includes seismograph shooters.

On the job, you would:

Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.

Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.

Place safety cones around blast areas to alert other workers of danger zones, and signal workers as necessary to ensure that they clear blast sites prior to explosions.

Safety and Government

public safety and security

law and government

Math and Science

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Engineering and Technology

product and service development

mechanical

Business

customer service

Basic Skills

listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Hand and Finger Use

hold or move items with your hands

keep your arm or hand steady

Ideas and Logic

notice when problems happen

make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Verbal

listen and understand what people say

communicate by speaking

Attention

pay attention to something without being distracted

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Self Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

You might use software like this on the job:

Analytical or scientific software

Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator

Datavis DBS Designer

Spreadsheet software

Microsoft Excel

Mobile location based services software

Global Positioning System GPS software

high school diploma/GED or certificate after high school usually needed